I have a dream – Pax Christi USA

January 20, 2014January 19, 2014 paxchristiusa Bread for the Journey, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Military Spending, MLK Day Retrospective, Nonviolence, Poverty, Racism, Scripture, War

MLK DAY: A gathering of quotes

by Martin Luther King, Jr. (from The Plough) From a sermon, February 4, 1968: Jesus gave us a new norm of greatness. If you want to be important, wonderful. If you want to be recognized, wonderful. If you want to be great, wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. … Continue reading MLK DAY: A gathering of quotes

November 21, 2013December 19, 2013 paxchristiusa Bread for the Journey, Catholic Social Teaching, Chittister, Conscientious Objection, Nuclear Disarmament, Pacem in Terris, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Reflection, Teach Peace, Teacher of Peace, War, Women Religious

REFLECTION: How much changes in 50 years, and how much stays the same

by Joan Chittister, OSB Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace It's 50 years later. Fifty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Fifty years after the rise of Martin Luther King Jr. Fifty years after the death of John XXIII. Fifty years, that is, after a chorus of clarion calls for peace in foreign … Continue reading REFLECTION: How much changes in 50 years, and how much stays the same